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In the arid mountain terrain of the Sinai Peninsula after living with Bedouin shepherds and their herd for months, Amal Khalaf abruptly turned her back on her dream job at the age of 22.
Khalaf, as an integral member of a small television team recording the annual migration of a Tarabin tribal family, was no longer stuck in an office in London doing research but directly involved in the story as it was constructed in the desert.
The talents of her fellow documentary makers aside, however, she was growing increasingly uneasy. There was a feeling of distance and of extracting too much from people who “had themselves never seen a television set nor a camera”.
Submitting.
Portsmouth Water has said that vandals have damaged newly planted trees at Memory Park. Photograph: Portsmouth Water
However in a post this evening (April 26) on social media, a statement from Portsmouth Water said: ‘Very sad to report their has been some vandalism at Memory Park. Young trees grown and planted by pupils from Warren Park Primary School and volunteers from the Positive Pathways group have been damaged.
‘Our team have been to put things right and we will be watering the trees this week to help them get re-established. Hopefully this community spot for remembrance and reflection will be left to continue and flourish’